Behjamin d



. D. BURKE.

SALT AND PEPPER SHAKER TOP. APPLICATION FILED APR. 30. |918.

1,325,687. Patented' Dec. 23, 1919.

"BENJAMIN D. BURKE, or Annen, `ai.iiiaaiviii. i

`snm: am) rnrrna" sriiiirna 1101 T0 all 'whom t may concern: i

Be it knoivn that I, BENJAMiN D, BURKE, a citizen of the United States, `residingat Akron, in the county of Hale and State ci'` Alabama, have invented `certain new and useiiul Improvements in Salt and Pepper vShaker Tops; and I do hereby declare the following to he a full, clear, and exact de-` scription of the invention, such as Will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to niake and use the saine.

My invention relates to iinproveinentsin closures especially adapted foruse on` dispensing receptacles, for holdingfinely di-V vided "solid material, such as granular or` powdered solid material.

An important object oie niy` invention is" to provide a closure ot' the character delscribed, Which is normally retained closed,

thief preventing loss 'ion'i spilling, etc. v

A :Further `object of the invention is to provide a device oi the above mentioned character, Whichcheap to manufacture, neat in appear-ante, and of highly simplified construction.

Other objects oi2 the following description.

and advantages "of" the in-` uponjthe first nanied plate,`and is secured thereto by `a `centrally arranged pivot 15.

.Adapted to register with the perforations `Secured to the outeiwsideof the flange 17 nis a linger piece 20.`

rapt-ing 21 anchored to the inner side of the plate `12, as atf22, serves to normally "retain" the cap in a cloe'fied position. `The plate `12 is provided with an arcuate slot 23 `to 'receive a depending lug 24E, carried by the cap let adjacent its outer edge, and adapted to Contact `with the free end of the spring. The freeend portion of the spring hooked to prevent the saine frein accidental displacement. `Particular attention `is calledto thefact that the flexing of the "spring in no `Way obstructs any of the per- In the accompanying drawings forming 4a part oit' this specification and in which like i numerals are employed to designate like` parts throughout the saine, g

Figure 1 is a plan view of niyiinproved closure, l

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan vievv` of the same,

Fig.` i3 is a side elevation of the closure,`

iir an open position,` l

Fig. 4 a side elevationoi the-closure, in

a closed position,

Fig.

Fig. l, and

line (56 oit Fig. 2.

In the drawings wherein for the purpose o is a central vertical sectional vievv i through the device `taken online 5`5 of` :foi-ations of the cover.`

j j While I have shown and described thepre- "ierredembodiment ot niy invention, 'it is und rstood `that I may make such minor ch anges in arrangement `and construction of STATES minar (irrite.

i Specification fhettersiateiitl Patented Deczs', i

Appiicaiion filed Aprii 3o, una 'spiaiiia zarsen.

parts :as Will remain Within the spirit of the invention and the appended claim. f y `Having thus. described iny invention, what I claim is .l

A closure for dispensing receptacles ins` cludii'ig a platehaving a depending annular.

ange, a cap pivotally mounted on the plate j `and having an `annular flange surrounding said first nained annular liange, `said plate being provided With an arcuate slot, a de-` pendinglug carried by said cap adjacent its onteredge and extending through said arcu- Y ate slot, a Wirespring anchored at oneend to the under side of said plate and partly y traversing the saine and having itsiree end ot illustration is shown the preferred ein-i bodinient ot iny invention, the nunieral 10 designates a cover as a Whole, Wliicliin use, secured to the open end of a dispensing receptacle. It is obvious however, that in manufacture, the device may be made integral with the dispensing receptacle.

y l A plate 11 having a top plate12 is rovided with concentrically arranged pergora-` tions 13.

A` coacting plate or cap` 14 is arranged portion hooked and engaging saiddepend`` ing lug, said plate and cap being provided with openings adapted `for, `registration means to lnnit the rotary niovenient of the and a finder ieee carried b said se`c- 7 b i ond named annular Harige.

In testimony whereof `I aiiix my signature in presence of tvvo Witnesses. y l Y l j BENJAMIN D. BURKE.

`IlVtnesses: j

\ 3 G. A; MANFIELD.

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